期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 26, 期 9, 页码 3834-3843出版社
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-200535
关键词
hair cell-specific BK channel-knockout mice; in vivo electrophysiology; inferior colliculus; discrimination learning
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [DFG Kni316/4-1, DFG Ru571/4-1, SFB 894 TP A8]
- University of Tubingen
- American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC)
- U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) [CA21765, DC05168, DC008800, DC06471]
- Hartwell Foundation
- Thyssen Foundation
Large conductance, voltage-and Ca2+ activated K+ (BK) channels in inner hair cells (IHCs) of the cochlea are essential for hearing. However, germline deletion of BK alpha, the pore-forming subunit KCNMA1 of the BK channel, surprisingly did not affect hearing thresholds in the first postnatal weeks, even though altered IHC membrane time constants, decreased IHC receptor potential alternating current/direct current ratio, and impaired spike timing of auditory fibers were reported in these mice. To investigate the role of IHC BK channels for central auditory processing, we generated a conditional mouse model with hair cell-specific deletion of BK alpha from postnatal day 10 onward. This had an unexpected effect on temporal coding in the central auditory system: neuronal single and multiunit responses in the inferior colliculus showed higher excitability and greater precision of temporal coding that may be linked to the improved discrimination of temporally modulated sounds observed in behavioral training. The higher precision of temporal coding, however, was restricted to slower modulations of sound and reduced stimulus-driven activity. This suggests a diminished dynamic range of stimulus coding that is expected to impair signal detection in noise. Thus, BK channels in IHCs are crucial for central coding of the temporal fine structure of sound and for detection of signals in a noisy environment.-Kurt, S., Sausbier, M., Ruttiger, L., Brandt, N., Moeller, C. K., Kindler, J., Sausbier, U., Zimmermann, U., van Straaten, H., Neuhuber, W., Engel, J., Knipper, M., Ruth, P., Schulze, H. Critical role for cochlear hair cell BK channels for coding the temporal structure and dynamic range of auditory information for central auditory processing. FASEB J. 26, 3834-3843 (2012). www.fasebj.org
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